Hey people! So I am intent to actually finish this story unlike my others….*ahem* but let's not talk about that! So anyway you know the drill… I don't own One Piece, but I do own… no wait, I don't own that either…
R&R people! R&R!
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Rating: T
Pairings: Well you'll have to wait and see on that one…

"That was the last of the food, Luffy! You ate all the rest an hour ago!" Sanji screamed, hardly resisting the urge to punch Luffy right there.

"You idiot! What are we supposed to eat?" Nami shrieked, putting her head in her hands.

"Hehe. Well… there's the.. Oh wait I ate that too. Hehe." Luffy whispered, ruffling his hair nervously. He inched towards the galley's door, hoping no one would notice.

"The next island isn't for two weeks! And it's a winter island apparently. Even if there were any fish around, we couldn't survive on the few!" Nami said, surprisingly calm(er). Sanji turned towards the sink and started washing his hands, chuckling. "And I'm guessing there's no chance of us touching your tangerines is there?"

Nami shook her head. "They're not ripe yet anyway. And in the upcoming weather, they have to stay tied up or they'll get too cold."

Zoro, Robin, and Chopper stepped into the kitchen, having been alerted by the escaped Luffy of the current food situation. They each sat down at the table.

"This is bad." Chopper said.

"Yes." Said Robin.

"I need to eat." Said Zoro.

"We know." Nami said without looking up. "Imagine how Luffy will act. There's no food in sight and we have 8 people to feed at least twice a day."

"The only foods left are a bag of chips I have hidden and some chili powder that Luffy didn't devour. But that's only enough for a small meal." We can divide them and hope that we make it until the next island." Everyone looked up at the mention of un-eaten food and grinned.

"Hmph." Nami snorted. "Smells like an adventure!" She rolled her eyes, mocking Luffy. She got up and left the room without another word.

The rest of the afternoon went by pretty uneventful. Luffy was obviously hungry, but understanding the situation he didn't speak a word about it. In fact he was pretty quiet and withdrawn. He stood leaning on the side of the ship, with his hat over his face. No one dared to bother him when he was like this and it didn't change now.

Robin and Nami sat near the lion's head, lying on some reclining chairs. They were not the least bit happy about the situation, but they lay quietly, as if they were afraid to speak. Usopp, Chopper and Franky also lay in chairs but on the other side of the ship. Even Zoro wasn't training; he was sitting quietly in the crow's nest. His eyes focused on the sea in front of him. Everyone on the ship was trying to stay as inactive as possible to prevent themselves from getting hungry faster. And so far it was working.

Nami looked over at Luffy. He normally looked pretty calm in circumstances like this. But she guessed he knew how dire it was. He stood off from the rest of the crew and looked out at the ocean alone. While it was prtly his fault, she felt bad seeing him like this. And no one else in the crew seemed to want to cheer him up.

She sighed, pulling herself up from the chair, and strode over a few feet from Luffy. She stared out towards the sea, and looking out at the rapidly approaching sunset. A quick glance at her Log Pose and she regretted coming. Luffy didn't seem very responsive.

"Umm…Luffy?"

"Yeah?" He didn't look up.

"Are you okay?"

"Eh? Yeah I'm great!" He finally looked at her and grinned.

Nami smiled, but she could tell he was lying. "You know, it's not completely your fault. Some of us are to blame too."

He cocked his head. "But…I ate all the food. You have nothing to do with that."

"Yes, but we didn't stock up enough at the last island. We were all pretty busy with our own business. We should've taken more of an interest in the well being of our entire crew."

"So it wasn't completely my fault?"

"No Luffy."

He grinned wide and pulled up his hat, turning to Nami. Before she could blink, Luffy had his arms around her, enveloping her in a bear hug. "Thanks Nami."

Nami blinked, not expecting his hug. But as he pulled away she ruffled his hair, causing him to grin. "Don't mention it. Just save us some chips and chili powder, 'kay?" She said, walking away towards her room to work on her maps.

Luffy stared after her retreating figure, watching the way her hips swayed and her shiny orange hair bounced against her shoulders. He turned his body toward the ship's rail, his head still fixed on Nami until she closed the cabin door. He'd never paid much attention to pretty girls like Nami but she was definitely one to pay attention to.

The rest of the crew (Robin and Zoro: the only ones who could see them) watched Luffy. Zoro climbed down from the crow's nest and leaned on the back of the chair Nami had been sitting in. Robin looked up.

"Tell me you didn't see what I just saw." He inquired. Robin chuckled.

"I think I did."

"I thought Luffy didn't understand the human body structure." He laughed. Luffy looked over. "Hey guys!" He waved, trotting over.

"And that's my cue to leave." Was Zoro's reply as he walked off deck and into the men's cabin.

"What's with him?" Luffy asked Robin. She just smiled and went back to her book. Luffy scratched his head and shrugged. He followed Zoro and fell asleep in his hammock.